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7th November 2018
Thermaspray proudly introduces laser cladding technology in a bid to offer customers a 360° coating product and service solution. “As one of South Africa’s leading surface engineering specialists, we boast an extensive range of coating and welding solutions including thermal spray coatings,... →

By: Marleny Arnoldi1st November 2018
The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers South Africa (Naamsa) on Thursday said the latest domestic new-vehicle sales figures for October reflected an unexpected and welcome uptick of 1.7% to 51 866 units sold, which was largely supported by fairly strong growth in the various... →

By: Marleny Arnoldi1st November 2018
World Gold Council (WGC) member and market relations head John Mulligan says the third quarter was a strong one for the global gold industry.
Although demand increased by only 1%, or 6 t, compared with the third quarter 2017, the 964 t of gold demand recorded in the third quarter was underpinned... →

By: Kim Cloete31st October 2018
Transformational changes in manufacturing in India have been unpacked at the Lean Summit Africa 2018, in Cape Town, holding important lessons for ramping up efficiency and boosting competitiveness in South Africa. Takayuki Furuhashi, who is considered an international guru in the field of... →

By: Marleny Arnoldi30th October 2018
In line with Germany-based lighting and electronics specialist HELLA’s decision to position its sub-Saharan African operations to serve as a gateway into Africa, HELLA Automotive South Africa (HELLA SA) will build a new R30-million operations hub in zone two of the Coega special economic zone... →

By: Terence Creamer26th October 2018
President Cyril Ramaphosa declared an end to South Africa's proverbial 'investment strike', when he unveiled firm investment commitments of R290-billion across a diverse range of sectors, from mining and energy to infrastructure and manufacturing, at a well attended and vibrant investment... →

26th October 2018
Product offering from Ferodo increases stopping power, improves safety and durability Federal-Mogul Motorparts today announced the launch of new packaging for its Ferodo® Eco-Friction® Taxi brake pad range. The pads are designed specifically for the extremely popular Toyota Quantum minibus,... →

By: Sheila Barradas26th October 2018
The project involves the design, manufacture and installation of a new wire rod line and the upgrade of long rolling equipment at the existing rod mill at Scanthorpe, in England. →

26th October 2018
When you refer to arc welding, metal inert gas (MIG), metal active gas (MAG), tungsten inert gas (TIG), plasma cutting, welding gases, abrasives, and consumables, there are companies who have formed strong relationships over the years to provide a total solution to customers. Air Products and... →

25th October 2018
Bolt Engineering is a small South African engineering firm that specialises in the design and manufacturing of custom tools, jigs and fixtures for the manufacturing industry. Founded in 2010, the business started with a single computer in an old sewing room doing CAD design for companies in the... →

By: Bloomberg23rd October 2018
Palladium, a precious metal widely used in the automotive industry, has hit an all-time high. The rally has been fueled by concern over supply and speculators piling in to bet on even higher prices. The majority of palladium is used to make catalytic converters in gasoline automobiles, and... →

By: Irma Venter23rd October 2018
New research by the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) shows that a government policy of buying only locally produced cars, bakkies, buses and trucks at national and provincial government level could, through various multiplier effects, increase South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) by... →

22nd October 2018
With a bold front and rear design, confident and unique, the all-new Hyundai Kona has arrived in South Africa to fill an important slot as an eye-catching crossover model in Hyundai Automotive South Africa's local line-up. Hyundai's new crossover model is launched in the local market with... →

By: Mariaan Webb19th October 2018
Privately-owned Alliance Magnesium has received C$12-million in funding from the federal government to support the second phase of demonstrating its technology to extract magnesium from asbestos tailings.
The announcement by International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Friday comes... →

19th October 2018
An increased emphasis on flexibility, efficiency and technical cleanliness The year 1908 was one of the most historically significant years both for personal motorised transport and for industrial assembly. With the Model T, the Ford Motor Company launched an automobile on the market which could... →

By: Nadine James19th October 2018
Some platinum group metals (PGM) producers have become large producers of chrome ore to improve their profitability, says Kagiso Asset Management investment analyst Mandi Dungwa. South Africa is the world’s largest chrome producer, delivering more than half of the global ore supply in 2017, with... →

By: Reuters18th October 2018
South Africa is likely to adopt new plans for the country's car industry in December which aim to increase the local content of assembled cars to 60% by 2035 from around 38% now, a cabinet minister said on Thursday. The new plan, which will come into effect in 2021, seeks to provide stability for... →

By: Creamer Media Reporter 18th October 2018
Leading supplier BI has been distributing ROCOL lubrication solutions for 25 years, allowing its industrial customers to reduce gearbox power consumption dramatically, and thereby slash costs and reduce downtime. Lubrication experts from ROCOL can even be called upon to assess a particular... →

12th October 2018
In an address at the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa’s (Seifsa’s) Presidential Breakfast on Friday, outgoing interim president Alph Ngapo expressed optimism that the political transition, which saw President Jacob Zuma replaced by President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier... →

By: Shannon de Ryhove12th October 2018
The Italian-South African Chamber of Trade and Industries says Italian companies are becoming increasingly positive about the opportunities offered by South Africa, which is being acknowledged as a hub from which to expand and invest into surrounding African countries, says Italian-South African... →

By: Terence Creamer12th October 2018
Following a somewhat questionable hiatus in September, petrol and diesel prices resumed their sheer climbs in October, leaving motorist with the financial equivalent of altitude sickness. The decision to freeze prices last month (apart from a 4.9c/l increase to cater for a wage settlement) was... →

By: Reuters11th October 2018
Chile has called for lithium to be traded on the London Metals Exchange to provide greater "clarity" about its value, Mining Minister Baldo Prokurica said on Wednesday.
At present, lithium producers negotiate contracts with buyers but the terms of the deals are not made public. Critics say this... →

10th October 2018
Localisation is a critical tool for industrial development, and as the national co-ordinating body, Automotive Supply Chain Competitiveness Initiative (ASCCI) aims to advance its localisation agenda through activities which support successful localisation of components in the South African... →

By: Marleny Arnoldi10th October 2018
The Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has accepted TSX- and NYSE-listed Platinum Group Metals’ (PTM’s) mining right application for the large-scale Waterberg platinum group metals (PGMs) project.
The application comprises a mining work programme, social and labour plan, and associated... →

9th October 2018
Currently, the South African downstream steel sector is beset by numerous severely challenging issues which - if the situation continues unabated - will be severely detrimental to the ongoing viability of the entire steel sector in this country. One of the primary issues to be addressed is the... →

By: Mariaan Webb9th October 2018
London-listed Bacanora Lithium has grown the measured and indicated resource at its 50%-owned Zinnwald project, in southern Saxony, Germany, by 30% to 124 974 t of contained lithium.
The total resource estimate for the project, including measured, indicated and inferred, is now 142 240 t of... →

By: Reuters9th October 2018
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its global economic growth forecasts for 2018 and 2019, saying that trade policy tensions and the imposition of import tariffs were taking a toll on commerce while emerging markets struggle with tighter financial conditions and capital outflows. The... →

By: Irma Venter8th October 2018
The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) on Monday voiced its support for the Competition Commission’s proposed voluntary Code of Conduct (CoC) for the South African vehicle repair, service and parts supply sectors. However, the association emphasised that it... →

By: Martin Creamer5th October 2018
South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is researching innovative hydrogen storage technologies that have the potential to be key enablers of platinum-catalysed fuel cells, which generate clean electricity using hydrogen as a fuel and platinum as a catalyst. The... →

By: Jessica Oosthuizen5th October 2018
Amid government’s Automotive Masterplan support programme that targets 60% local component production and manufacturing, automotive businesses are tightening control over their logistics processes – where trade finance is being viewed as a broader import finance solution rather than a... →

By: Irma Venter4th October 2018
Implementing the proposed automotive industry Code of Conduct (CoC) in its current form will have a “catastrophic effect on the economy as it undermines investment, employment and consumer welfare in this important sector of our economy”, says National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA)... →